Characterization of an inhaled toluene drug discrimination in mice: Effect of exposure conditions and route of administration

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 614-620

  Shelton, Keith L ^a   Slavova Hernandez, Galina ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood Concentration; Drug discrimination; Inhalant; Mice; Time course; Toluene

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; INJECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VAPOR;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOLUENE; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 67349258009     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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